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Michael Kors invests in technology for latest smartwatch launch

Wearable technology continues to pervade the fashion sphere, with Michael Kors, Fossil and Q Venture all launching new smartwatches over the last week. The Michael Kors watch in particular offers more technology than other smartwatches offered by fashion brands. Often seen as a trend, fashion smartwatches offer little capability when it comes to...

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Printed electronics: LOPEC trade fair presents fashion apps

Wearable technology is a growing market in the fashion and sports industry. To accelerate innovation, the Messe Muenchen wants to actively help bring the different research and business sectors closer together. The first example was the LOPEC trade fair for printed electronics that was held from 13 to 15 March 2018 at the exhibition center in...

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Wearable device market to hit 150 billion dollars annually by 2027

London - The wearable device market is expected to hit over 150 billion US dollars in sales annually by 2027, according to new research from IDTechEx. New advancements in wearable technology are being fuelled by increasing global interest, leading to numerous companies investing in new product development, including the likes of Nike and Apple....

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Wear Sustain launches sustainable wearables competition

Wear Sustain, an initiative by seven organisations across Europe including Queen Mary University of London and University for the Creative Arts, is calling on pioneers in ethical wearable technology or e-textiles to enter its competition to win a slice of its 2.4 million euros fund. The wearable technology programme is seeking applications from...

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The 3 top fashion innovations at CES 2017

London - Innovation tech tradefair CES opened its 50th anniversary event in Las Vegas this week. Over 3,800 companies come together to showcase the latest development wearables, health and fitness and virtual reality. FashionUnited rounds up the top three innovations in wearables and fashion tech to be shown at CES 2017. Under Armour Athlete...

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Michael Kors launches smartwatch collection

Designer label Michael Kors has expanded its watch category with its newest smart addition - namely its Access Watches. The launch, which firmly cements the brands move into the wearable tech arena, see Michael Kors unveil two smartwatches modelled after its popular timepiece styles the Bradshaw and Dylan for men and women. The Michael Kors...

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Topshop launches new wearable tech programme: Top Pitch

London - High street retailer Topshop has its sights on moving into the wearable technology arena. The fashion label has joined forces with corporate innovation specialist L Marks, the same backer of John Lewis' JLAB incubator, to launch an innovation programme for emerging tech companies known as Top Pitch. The programme aims to locate and...

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Topshop launches new wearable tech programme: Top Pitch

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Brits embraced wearable tech in 2015 as sales boomed 118 percent

Good news for Fossil Group and wearable tech advocates alike: UK consumers are slowly but surely warming up to wearable technology, as research reveals to be 2015 a pivotal point in the sale of wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness bands. Over 3 million wrist-worn smart devices are estimated to have been sold in the country in 2015,...

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Fossil Group gears up to launch over 100 wearables in 2016

London - Fossil Group, which owns brands such as Fossil, Skagen and holds the likes of Micheal Kors, Marc Jacobs and Kate Spade in its portofolio, aims to dominate the wearable market this year with the launch of over 100 connected devices in 2016. The timepiece company, which announced its intentions at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...

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Clothes smarter than you are: welcome to the future

Wish there was a gadget able to transform your boring office uniform into a party outfit, or even a device that guides you straight to new friends? Then call Marcelo Coelho. A researcher with Fluid Interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, Coelho works at the cutting edge of wearable devices that may be smarter than...

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Web Summit: Bringing together ’two polar opposite industries’ Fashion & Tech

With 42,000 people attending from 134 countries around the globe, its safe to say that the Web Summit, held in Dublin, Ireland has grown to become the world’s largest technological conference. Attendees were able to explore 21 different summits covering numerous areas including E-commerce, Virtual Reality and Education for the past 3 days....